I love the sea dearly, and it is seldom that we have such gales to meet as that; and after all, it is no worse to be drowned than it is to come to any other death.

I am well content, cousin, with matters as they are; and would not stay ashore and spend my life in writing, not to be as rich as the greatest merchant in Plymouth.

I almost wish, sometimes, I had been born a Spaniard or a Portugal; for then I might have a chance of sailing to wondrous new countries, instead of voyaging only in European waters." "It seems to me that you have plenty to see as it is, Roger," Dorothy said.
"I do not say nay to that," Roger assented; "but I do not see why Spain and Portugal should claim all the Indies, East and West, and keep all others from going there." "But the pope has given the Indies to them," Dorothy said.
"I don't see that they were the pope's to give," Roger replied.
"That might do for the king, and his minister Wolsey, and the bishops; but when in time all the people have read, as we do, Master Wycliffe's Bible, they will come to see that there is no warrant for the authority the pope claims; and then we may, perhaps, take our share of these new discoveries." "Hush, Roger! You should not speak so loud about the Bible.

You know that though there are many who read it, it is not a thing to be spoken of openly; and that it would bring us all into sore trouble, were anyone to hear us speak so freely as you have done.
There has been burning of Lollards, and they say that Wolsey is determined to root out all the followers of Wycliffe." "It will take him some trouble to do that," Roger said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Still, I will be careful, Dorothy, for I would not on any account bring trouble upon you, here.